Atkins Induction

[ark_ader]

Had the doc run some tests, after you guys started me thinking about what I could be doing to myself.

I got them back the other day, and it was a clean bill of health.  The doc wants me to stay on it as it has worked very well.  The doc dismisses the speculation of internal damage from Atkins.

So, sorry guys.  Your advice to stay away from Atkins is completely unfounded.   

BTW I'm on Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) which means more cauliflower and cabbage for dinner. 
Lost another 6lbs in 3 days.  The flab is disappearing and the muscle is showing.   

All I need now is my own TV show, and a new weight loss video game for the Dreamcast and I'm set. 

[patrickl]

Had the doc run some tests, after you guys started me thinking about what I could be doing to myself.

I got them back the other day, and it was a clean bill of health.  The doc wants me to stay on it as it has worked very well.  The doc dismisses the speculation of internal damage from Atkins.

So, sorry guys.  Your advice to stay away from Atkins is completely unfounded.   

Yeah the medical world is anonymous in it's support of Atkins diet:


Dangers of the Atkins Diet

One pays a substantial price from such a diet which generates chronic ketosis. Besides the increased cancer risk, the kidneys are placed under increased stress and will age more rapidly. It can take many, many years for such damage to be detected by blood tests and by the time it is detected, irreversible damage might have already occurred. The blood tests that monitor kidney function do not begin to increase until more than 80% of the kidneys have been destroyed.

Anwers.com: Atkins Diet

Opinion from the general medical community remains mixed on the Atkins diet, but is generally unfavorable. There have been no significant long-term scientific studies on the diet. A number of leading medical and health organizations, including the American Medical Association, American Dietetic Association (ADA), and the American Heart Association oppose it.

Atkins Diet Danger and Risks
Report claims "life-threatening" dangers of Atkins
Atkins 'Danger' Official
Doctors Reveal Dangers of Atkins Diet

[ark_ader]

Had the doc run some tests, after you guys started me thinking about what I could be doing to myself.

I got them back the other day, and it was a clean bill of health.  The doc wants me to stay on it as it has worked very well.  The doc dismisses the speculation of internal damage from Atkins.

So, sorry guys.  Your advice to stay away from Atkins is completely unfounded.   

Yeah the medical world is anonymous in it's support of Atkins diet:


Dangers of the Atkins Diet

One pays a substantial price from such a diet which generates chronic ketosis. Besides the increased cancer risk, the kidneys are placed under increased stress and will age more rapidly. It can take many, many years for such damage to be detected by blood tests and by the time it is detected, irreversible damage might have already occurred. The blood tests that monitor kidney function do not begin to increase until more than 80% of the kidneys have been destroyed.

Anwers.com: Atkins Diet

Opinion from the general medical community remains mixed on the Atkins diet, but is generally unfavorable. There have been no significant long-term scientific studies on the diet. A number of leading medical and health organizations, including the American Medical Association, American Dietetic Association (ADA), and the American Heart Association oppose it.

Atkins Diet Danger and Risks
Report claims "life-threatening" dangers of Atkins
Atkins 'Danger' Official
Doctors Reveal Dangers of Atkins Diet

Brought to you by those doctors that make all that money from scaring people with unsubstantiated drivel. 

[patrickl]

Brought to you by those doctors that make all that money from scaring people with unsubstantiated drivel. 

Lol, it's the exact opposite obviously. These doctors don't make a penny off saving you from ruining your body. They will actually make a lot of money off of you when you ruin your kidney.

On the other side, the people selling the diet of course have no vested interested in making sure the sheeple keep believing it's safe    They sell their products and books at cost or they give the profits to charity right?

BTW I thought only women were this illogical and susceptible to dietary fads. Nice to see feminism has come a long way.

[Ummon]

Eh, it's not good to be obese either.  If the guy loses weight and keeps it off through a reasonably balanced diet, then what's the problem?  Seems like by the end of his program, his diet won't be too far off from controlled normalcy.

Atkins has come a long way from its initial inception. All of these things are missing something(s) though.

[ark_ader]

Well it is a happy day for me.

I did it.  I managed to hit my target weight and do it on my 40th birthday too. 

I'm officially 226 lbs, and I can get into size 36 pants.  I was about 315 lbs and wore 44-46 size pants.

It was the hardest two months of my life, getting into a schedule, eating the same thing (yeah I did not experiment) and sticking to it.  The 6-8 pints of water torture I had to endure, the 6 mile a day walks, no comfort food. 

All my clothes don't fit.  My doctor gave me a 100% bill of health.  I can run up the stairs without losing breath.  Heck I'm 34 again!   I feel it.   

I want to thank all those who contributed to the thread, and gave their views on my journey to being slim.  I think I will go on with this diet for the next few years at least.  I want to start and tighten up the lose flab and get some muscles.  Heck even the ladies are checking me out -  success!

Maybe I will start a new thread up with flab to fab in 12 weeks.  I know I can do it, it is not hard and the diet is the same as this was. 

I hope this thread gives those who are overweight the "Push" to lose some pounds and get healthy again.  Its cool to go shopping again and buy off the rack, instead of asking where the big and tall department is. 

Now I have the extra energy to build my slim cab.  Can't wait! 

[AtomSmasher]

That is an absurd amount of weight to lose in 2 months.

Nicely done.   

[punxrus]

Two Woots for you man! Good job!

[ark_ader]

Well it has been nearly over 3 weeks, and I cannot put on the brakes.

I thought I would try to slow it down by having some chocolate and it made me very ill.

I've dropped another stone and currently on a runaway train.

I heard Christian Bale was 8 stone 5 lbs for the Machinist, so I have a bit more to go before deadman's curve.

[HaRuMaN]

I heard Christian Bale was 8 stone 5 lbs for the Machinist...

He looked very sickly in that movie.  I can't believe how much weight he lost for that role... 

[Ummon]

Okay, what the hell is a 'stone'?

[grantspain]

well i lost over a stone in a week after contracting norovirus,plus side all my old ben sherman shirts fit like a glove,minus side that pair of 34" jeans i bought a month ago fall around my arse

[DaveMMR]

Okay, what the hell is a 'stone'?

I was hoping someone would ask this.

Ark, I know I'm late to the thread but I hope you go (or had gone) to see a different doctor, unlike the one who was encouraging the diet and saw nothing wrong with dropping so much weight that fast.

[chopps]

Okay, what the hell is a 'stone'?

I was hoping someone would ask this.

16lbs    a unit of weight used in the UK

[ark_ader]

Okay, what the hell is a 'stone'?

I was hoping someone would ask this.

16lbs    a unit of weight used in the UK

14 lbs actually but I like 16lbs better. 

I just cannot eat anything sweet.  I had some honey the other day, and it nearly made me puke.  Same with potatoes.  I thought I made a mistake and bought yams.  The sugar content I tasted in those spuds was huge.  Same with bread and spaghetti. 

I had an Italian meal on Friday and I had the same meal out again when I got home.   

I used to love orange juice and apple juice.  Nope it doesn't like me now. 

Yep I guess a trip to the doctor is on my list. 

I probably have an imbalance somewhere or intolerance.   

Lucky me.

[havic626]

I lost 50 lbs on Atkins Induction in only 3 weeks.

Has anyone else have a success story with regard to a Atkins diet?

thats insane..........that doesnt sound good, thats to fast.  I droped 140lb it took me a little bit almost 2 years.  alot of lifting, biking, and just eating right.  was at 300 at age 16, before i turned 18 i was at 160.  funny thing is after i got married i got lazy and ate out too much at hit 250 that was when i was 22, but now after the break up, i got my life back together and im down to 200lb.  my goal is 180

[Dartful Dodger]

If you want to lose up to 15 pounds of unused weight quickly...

...cut off your head.

[Ummon]

I probably have an imbalance somewhere or intolerance.  

Lucky me.

What happens in extreme situations, anything physiologically related, is the body adapts to that and allows little else. Plus, some of those things are concentrated sources of sugar. (Orange juice is heavy on sugar AND acid.) I suggest gradually adding some things, like maybe a single bite of carrot or potatoe with a meal. If you aren't eating vegetables, have some peas and green beans. Try some broccoli, maybe. And just have a couple bites and see how it goes.

[ark_ader]

I eat cabbage and peas with my chicken with Broccoli and Brussel Sprouts, but if I digress, and have Fish and Chips, for example, then my whole system goes titsup.

I emailed my doctor and told him what is happening (I don't like going in and wasting his time) and he said to not to change and stick on the current diet and try to introduce more greens and leafy veggies.

I can do that, but not a pizza? 

Well Bill Phillips is right.  Body for Life = diet for life....

[HaRuMaN]

What you need is some 

[Moose13]

Congrats Ark. I'm on it for 4 weeks now, and I'm losing as well, but not at the rate you lost.
I'm down 29lbs, or I guess about 2 stone, in 4 weeks.
This is the 2nd go around on this diet for me. I did it about 12 years ago, and lost 40 in 2 months. Yeah I gained it back in about 7-8 years, but what do you expect when you go back to eating like a fat slob.
I want to lose about 25 more wich would put me at 215 or so. I hear ya when you said that the chocolate made you sick...you can't go crazy back on carbs in one day. It'll just keep you sitting on the bowl all day. It goes right through you.
I'm eating grilled chicken with brocolli, spinach or asparagus for most of my meals, with occasional red meat thrown in.
I'm not running/walking as much as you. I do walk a bit more to/from work. I get off the train a few stops early, get on a few stops later.
But most of my workouts come from, your gonna laugh.....Wii fit. I do about an hour a day, mostly the aerobics and jogging in place. I hope to start getting out of the house and jog some real terrain, instead of running in place in my basement. 6 miles would eb a bit much for me, I figure I'll start with 1/2 that. I think I'm going at a pretty good pace.

This all came from a bet at the local bar. Six guys $100 in, winner take all. Nothing like a little incentive to take the weight off. I'm in the lead by about 8 pounds or so. The contest ends Thanksgiving.

[ark_ader]

Congrats Ark. I'm on it for 4 weeks now, and I'm losing as well, but not at the rate you lost.
I'm down 29lbs, or I guess about 2 stone, in 4 weeks.
This is the 2nd go around on this diet for me. I did it about 12 years ago, and lost 40 in 2 months. Yeah I gained it back in about 7-8 years, but what do you expect when you go back to eating like a fat slob.
I want to lose about 25 more wich would put me at 215 or so. I hear ya when you said that the chocolate made you sick...you can't go crazy back on carbs in one day. It'll just keep you sitting on the bowl all day. It goes right through you.
I'm eating grilled chicken with brocolli, spinach or asparagus for most of my meals, with occasional red meat thrown in.
I'm not running/walking as much as you. I do walk a bit more to/from work. I get off the train a few stops early, get on a few stops later.
But most of my workouts come from, your gonna laugh.....Wii fit. I do about an hour a day, mostly the aerobics and jogging in place. I hope to start getting out of the house and jog some real terrain, instead of running in place in my basement. 6 miles would eb a bit much for me, I figure I'll start with 1/2 that. I think I'm going at a pretty good pace.

This all came from a bet at the local bar. Six guys $100 in, winner take all. Nothing like a little incentive to take the weight off. I'm in the lead by about 8 pounds or so. The contest ends Thanksgiving.

That is excellent news!!!

Keep going and you will reach your goal.   

[Dartful Dodger]

Hey man, if you take it seriously, Wii Fit is a bona fide workout.  It's amazing how much it's improved my posture and balance in just a week or so.

I still haven't tried Wii Fit.  I want to buy it for my niece so I can try it, but I can't find it anywhere.

[Ummon]

The format doesn't really matter. It's the exercise you're getting - though certainly some are better than others. Still, some is better than none.

Chocolate is a total 'depends' thing. (Um, no, don't think that.) Some people just can't handle chocolate; but a lot of it is full of sugar and other junk.

Sounds like you already have some good vegies there, ark, though it's hard to have enough so more should be good, too. No, pizza isn't anything like even eating starchy vegies like summer squash. The latter is still alkaline, whereas pizza is all acid.

[HaRuMaN]

Hey man, if you take it seriously, Wii Fit is a bona fide workout.  It's amazing how much it's improved my posture and balance in just a week or so.

I still haven't tried Wii Fit.  I want to buy it for my niece so I can try it, but I can't find it anywhere.

I have an extra one...   

[sel]

i used to be a fat ass 5 foot 200 pounds then i lost 80pounds on the Atkins diet so it really worked for me

[ark_ader]

i used to be a fat ass 5 foot 200 pounds then i lost 80pounds on the Atkins diet so it really worked for me

Its success stories like yours that give others that extra push towards healthy living.  You can eat healthy and exercise, but you still have to WANT to do it.  Portion control, avoiding sweets and alcohol you learn while on the journey.  Having that dream of being thin and getting off the rack clothes is sure hard to do these days.

Every time I turn on the TV or go into the local shop, all I get to see is sweets and chocolate products.  Real tough for those like us on a diet or trying to stay on a diet.

The additional benefit will be a healthier life when you get older.  Fat and old do not mix very well. 

[Dartful Dodger]

Hey man, if you take it seriously, Wii Fit is a bona fide workout.  It's amazing how much it's improved my posture and balance in just a week or so.

I still haven't tried Wii Fit.  I want to buy it for my niece so I can try it, but I can't find it anywhere.

I have an extra one...   

It's $120 so it's going to be a Christmas gift for my niece and her brother to share.  Depending on how the economy is and how much/little my Christmas bonus is, I might be asking my brother to chip in and we'll put both of our names on the card.

I can wait a few months before I panic and have to pay extra to have one shipped.
It also depends on how good Guitar Hero World Tour is, since they have RB for the Wii I might just get them the GHWT (guitar only bundle) for the Wii instead.

Jamming for a couple of hours should burn as many calories as doing Yoga for 10 minutes.

[ark_ader]

I'm still on Induction and I have lost another Stone = 14lbs.   

I have to wear a waist slimmer tube thingy to keep the excess skin from grossing me out every morning, but its worth it!  Stomach crunches and push-ups are a real PITA - but its working.

I have upped the distance daily from 3 miles to 4.8/5 miles a day and started jogging instead of walking.

As most of my American cousins will be kinda fat from the holidays turkey- its time to diet now before breaking that New Year Resolution!!!

I cannot wait to claim that $20!!!! 

[ChadTower]

I have upped the distance daily from 3 miles to 4.8/5 miles a day and started jogging instead of walking.

Out of everything else you've said I think this right here is the best news.  Losing the weight is one thing - being able to jog now is the real sign of increased health.  I've known so many people who lost a bunch of weight and never were able to resume real exercise because of how they did it.  Just be really careful with the jogging to gradually build up the distances from 1 mile at the most and never increase it more than 10% in a week.  Your knees, ankles, and shins have to build up a tolerance for the pounding.

[Ummon]

Free squats are good for conditioning the legs.  The excess skin thing happens because it stretches to accommodate the weight, but then just hangs out for a while when weight is lost too quickly. Eventually it'll contract back, though now you may know how women feel on that deal after pregnancy.

[ark_ader]

I have upped the distance daily from 3 miles to 4.8/5 miles a day and started jogging instead of walking.

Out of everything else you've said I think this right here is the best news.  Losing the weight is one thing - being able to jog now is the real sign of increased health.  I've known so many people who lost a bunch of weight and never were able to resume real exercise because of how they did it.  Just be really careful with the jogging to gradually build up the distances from 1 mile at the most and never increase it more than 10% in a week.  Your knees, ankles, and shins have to build up a tolerance for the pounding.

Thanks ChadTower - you are very correct about the jogging.  Way back when I was 25 I was able to jog with my brother for 3 miles a day, now with bad knees and Varicose from the excess weight, the effects have pulled me away from anything that close to being achieved.  But with some training and patience, I should get back to some level of cardio fitness.